Method of and apparatus for preparing registering impression-forms.



AA K. TAYLOR.

METHOD 0F AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING REGISTERING IMPRESSI 0N FORMS.

APPLICATION men Nov 25` i914.

1,199,942, Patented Oct. 3,1916.

4 SHEETS-SHEET l.

A. K. TAYLOR.

METHOD 0F AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING REGISTERING IMPRESSION FORMS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25. I9I4. 1,199,942., I Patented. oct. 3,1916.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

15gg. 3. J0

A. K. TAYLOR.

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS'FOR PREPARING REGISTERING IMPRESSION FORMS.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 25. I9I4.

1 ,l 99,942. Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

A. K. TAYLOR.

vI'IIETHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING REGISTI-:RING IMPRESSION FORMS. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 19.14.

1,1; 99,942.' Patented om. 3,1916.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

METHOD 0F AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING REGISTEBING IMPRESSIN-FOBMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 3., 11916.

Applicationled November 25, 1914. Serial No. 873,997.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR K. TAYLOR, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Baltimore, Maryland, have invented certain new and useful improvements inv Methods ofand Apparatus for Preparing Registering Impression-Forms, of which the following lis a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved method of and apparatus for use in A making up registering forms for Kuse in printing, embossing, dieing and creasing lithography or similar work. i

The object of the invention ,is to provide a method and means by which any impression form inaybe'quickly prepared with all of the movable or separate elements thereof properly Ipositioned to insure 4correct registry of impressions therefrom with or in impressions from other forms.

The invention is particularly adapted for use in preparing forms for multi-color printing, or positioning printing forms, plates, cuts or transfer impressions, or for positioning dies for embossing, cutting or creasing paper or other blanks, which have been or are intended to be printed.

The term impression form as herein einployed is intended to include any holder, container or base adapted to receive one or more movable members and retain the same in any adjusted position so that limpressions can, by aid of a suitable press,l be obtained t therefrom.

In the accompanying drawings, Flgure 1 is a. perspective view illustrating, more or less conventionally, an apparatus including an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view; Fig. 3 is a plan view substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. e is a view on an enlarged sca-le partly in section on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail view of a portion of the' automatic means controlling the illuminating devices; Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line--o of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view of the electric circuits for the illuminating devices; Fig. 8 illustrates a slightly modiiied form of apparatus; Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view illustrating a slightly modiiied form of illuminating means; Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view substantially on the line l0-10 of Fig. 9; Fig. 11 illustrates a modified form of lens system.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates an imposing table or support for an imposing stone on which the impression form 2 is sup orted while bein made up. On or about t e table 1 is provided a rectangular shaped frame, comprising corner posts or uprights 4 connected at their upper ends by suitable side and end members. Said frame includes parallel track or guide rails 5 eX- tending throughout the length of the frame and each provided on its upper surface with a rack 6. said'rails 5 is mounted a carriage comprising side members 7 which rest Y on and are supported by the frame rails and are suitably connected at their ends. In bearings 8 projecting from opposite ends of one of the carriage rails 7 is mounted a shaft 9 provided at its ends with hand wheelslO and also having pinions 11, which engage the racks 5L on the frame. By means of either hand wheel 10, therefore, the carriage can be moved longitudinally of the supporting frame over the table 1.

On the carriage is mounted a projecting apparatus which as shown is carried by a slide 12 that rests on the horizontal surfaces of the side members 7 of the carriage.- One of the carriage members 7 lis preferably 'provided with an upwardly extending rib 13 and the slide12 is correspondingly grooved adjacent one edge to engage this rib so that the slide will be caused to move in a straight 'line and be held from lateral turning or twisting. Through an aperture in the slide 12 extends a tubular lens holder 14 within which is arranged a lens system adapted to project upon the, table, below the lower end of the tube, an exact image of an object positioned above the upper end of said tube.- lt will be evident that the invention in this regard is not dependent on any particular arrangement or number of lens elements. Fig. of the drawing illustrates `an arrangement which has been by .practical experience found to be very satisfactory, the same comprising a double convex lens 15 arranged substantially midway of the length of the tube 1li and two prisms 16, 17, arranged resuit-able means, the outlines of. the space or spaces to be 'occupied by the -several memy bers of an impression form ormay be a primary impression form, for example. A plate or sheet of Celluloid or'other trans- ,parent material may be used and the term sheet ashereinafter employedin this connection is intended to include any device, means or object, the projection of an image of more or less of which, as hereinafter de'- scribed, is. adapted to enable the operator to 'properly position a movable impression s urface or member within the form 2 on the table 1. 'As shown, the frame is provided -with a transparent top 19 on which the sheet 18 rests. The top 19 can be formed of a' single plate of glass adjustably supported at its edges by the side and end members of the frame.

The slide 12 which directly supports the projecting devices is adapted to move on the carriage between the members 7 thereof or in a direction transverse to the direction of its movement with the carriage over the table 1 and relative to the sheet 18. By this .arrangement it is possible to readily position the projecting lens system so that an image of the necessary part of any section of the sheet 18 will be projected on to the form 2 and a relatively small device only is required for working with forms of large-size.

It is preferable to exclude from the chamber or space within the supporting frame between the carriage and the table 1, all light except that which passes through the tube 14. As shown each said member 7 of the carriage is connected with one end of an opaque curtain 20 that extends from one side of the supporting frame to the other; and

22 is provided for inclosing the sides of the space between the table 1 and carriage supporting rails 5. As shown-this side screen or curtain extends over horizontal strips 23 attached to the end posts of the supporting` frame above the carriage, said strips being of sucient width-to cause the curtain 22 at the sides of the frame to be carried out, be-` yond the carriage manipulating wheels 10 so'that the operator standing within said curtain can readily engage the adjacent Wheell 10 to move the carriage as desired.

' rllhe carriage may be*l provided with any suitable means for enabling the operator to meeste adjust the slide 12 and "projecting means area of the sheet 18 that is to be projected on to the form 2. For this purpose a series of electric lamps and lreflectors may be supported by the carriage relatively close to the support for the sheet 18. For example, as

shown, the carriage may be provided adjacent its ends with uprights 7EL A'connected at vtheir upper ends by cross bars 7b on each of which is arranged a'series of concave reflectors 25'each having therein an electric lamp, the .reectors being so positioned that the rays of light from the lamp will be thrown against the sheet 18 at the proper angle to best illuminate the surface thereof. As will be evident it is only necessary or desirable to project on to the form 2 an image of a relatively small portion of the total area of the sheet 18 and it is of course unnecessary and undesirable to illuminate portions of such sheet that are not necessary for the particular work inhand. Therefore means are provided by which the lamps carried by the carriage are lighted in groups depending on the adjustment of the slide 12 andl projectingv tube'14 relative tothe carriage.4

' rlhe lamps at each side of the carriage are connected series and a commutator or switch moved by the slide 12 is provided for bringing the desired lamps into the circuit. The switch or commutator shown comprises a bar 26 of insulating material which is mounted ina channel formed in one of the uprights 7a of the carriage and connected with a rack 27. rlhrough the bar 26 extend a plurality of contact pins 26each adapted to electrically connect contact plates 28, 28a.,

of lamps positioned at opposite sides of the carriage. In practice it has been found sufposition the projectj licient to provide four of such circuit closers.

so that in each adjustment of the slide 12 and projecting tube 18, eight of the lamps .will be operative, the others being vout of service. To automatically move the rack 27 and circuit closing device 26, said rack is engaged by a'pinion 29 at one end of a short shaft which is provided at lits opposite end with a bevel pinion 8O withfwhich engages a corresponding pinion 31 on the upper end of a shaft 32, the lower end of which is provided with a pulley or sprocket engaged by the slide actuating member 24. To prevent the illuminating means from unduly heatrasante Fig. 8 illustrates a slightly modied formA of tbe apparatus herein before described. ln this embodiment of the invention the carv riage 40 supports both the 'projecting tube or casing 4l and thevsheet containing the registering detail, said sheet being in this embodiment of the invention connected at its ends to `rollers 42, 43, and being adapted te lie Wound from one roll to tlie other as carriage )erts 50 on tlie ira-me. rl`he.operative l of the sbeet 44, as well as tlie proineans 4l and illuminating devices 45, are inclcsed in a casing 46 having opening 4? in alinement ivitli tbe projecting casing 4l. if; reiector 48 is suitably mount- K ed on the carriage to direct the image proscreens such as 21.

ject-ed by the apparatus downwardly on to the impression `form on tlie table l. is shown tlie projecting means 4l, illuminating device and reflector 48 are adjustably supported may be bodily adjusted transversely ot said carriage to osition the projecting means opposite di erent, Widtlivvise, portions oi the sheet 44. rllie parts referred to are supported on a plate or slide 5l resting on rails 52, 58 on the carriage 40 and by means of aliand Wheel 54 and suitable rack and pinion mechanism between said slide and carriage 4G the .desired lateral adjpustment can be readily edected. The slide 51, as shown, ex?

tends through a slot in one Wall of the casing 4S and the opening 47 in said Wall is made in tlie form of an elongated slot which if desired, be closed throughout its length except that portion directly opposite tbe projecting casing 4l by curtain-like The slide 51 and carriage 40 are suitably apertured to permit'tlie rays of light striking the reflector v48 to tall upon tbe table i.

Figs. andi@ illustrate a sliglit inodiii cation of the means provided jior illuminating the detail containing slieet. ln tliis form ot tbe invention a supplemental carriage is mounted on the side bars or railsZi oi? tbe rectangular trarne, tlie ends 71a of which are provided with Wheels or rollers running on 'tracks 72 attached to the main frame, above the projector slide l2. Said slide and supplemental carriage are connected by a bar or tie rod. 73. rl`l1esupporting traine 'for carriage 70 is adapted to move with the lower carriage as the band- Wheel l0 is actu-y ated and said supplemental carriage will move with the slide l2 as the latter is shifted bythe endless cord or chain 24. 0n the carriage 70, which is provided with a central aperture, are mounted two reflectors 7 4 each having therein suitable illuminating means.

on the 4carriage 40 so that they As shown, the reectors 74 are so positioned tbatthe' rays thereof will be directedagainst and illuminate a section of the sheetl and as the reector carriage-70. moves with the slide .l2 it is only necessary to employ two illuminating devices instead of a larger sel'ries, such as shown in Fig. 2 and bereinbe fore particularly described.

is moved longitudinally of its\apparatus other than the one illustrated and istering detail 'tor indicating the proper position of a movable member in a torno on the support, and means adjustably mounted on the frame adapted to project onto such a form an image oit a suiiicient portion oi2 said registering detail, for tlie purposeda scribed.

2. The combination of a frame adapted to be mounted on a support for animpression forni, means on tbe 'frame tor supportingl a representation of registering detail indicating tlie proper position of a movable member in a form on said support Within the frame, and means adg'ustably mounted on the traine for projecting onto the said form an image vot a suilicient portion of said registering detail, for the purpose described.

3. The combination of a Jframe adapted to be mounted on a support for an impression form, means on tlie trame forl supporting in horizontal position a sheet bearing suitable registering detail to indicate tlie proper position in said form of a 'movable member, means supported by the traine for projecting on the form an image' oa suilicient portion of said registering detail, and means tor excluding light from tbe space about the :torineXcept tlirougli tbe projecting means, tor tlie purpose described.

4. An apparatusfor tbe purpose described comprising a trame adapted to support a sheet bearing suitable registering detail above an imposing stone or table, a carriage mounted on guides at opposite sides oi said frame, means on the carriage for projecting onto the table, an image of a portion of the sheet, 'and light excluding means extending from said carriage to both ends of the frame.

5.' An apparatusior' the purpose described sheet bearing' suitable registering detail above an imposing stone or table, a carriage mounted on guides at opposite sides of said frame, a projecting means on the carriage and adjustable thereon in a direction transverse to the path of movement of the carriage, and means for excluding light from .the space within the frame beneath the carriage guides.

6. rihe combination of a frame adapted to be arranged about an impression form on a. suitable support, means on the frame for supporting a sheet bearing registering detail indicating the proper positions in the form of a pluralty of movable members, means for illuminating a portion of the sheet, and means for projecting onto said form an image of the illuminated area of the sheet, for the purpose described.

7. rlhe combination of a frame adapted to be arranged about an impression form on a suitable support, means on the frame for supporting a sheet bearing registering detail indicating the proper positions in the form of a plurality of movable members, and means on the frame adapted to project onto said form an image of the registering detail necessary to position one or more of the movable impression members, said projecting means and sheet being relatively movable, for the purpose described.

8. The combination of a frame adapted to be mountedon a support for an impression form so that such a form may be placed on the support Within said frame, means on the frame for supporting a sheet bearing suitable registering detail for indicating the proper location in a form on the support within the frame of a movable member, means for illuminating the sheet, means for projecting onto the form within the frame an image of a portion of the sheet, the sheet and projecting means being relatively movable, and means controlling the illuminating devices whereby only the section of the sheet that is in operative relation to the projecting means is illuminated. Y

9. The combination of a frame adapted to be mounted on a support for an impression form so that such aform may be placed on the support within said frame, means on the frame for supporting a sheet bearing suitable registering detail for indicating the proper location in a form on the support within the frame of a movable member, means for illuminating the sheet, means for projectingA onto the form within the frame an image of a portion of the sheet, and means for shifting the projecting and illuminating devices relative to the sheet, whereby any desired sectionv of the sheet may be illuminated and an image of the illuminated section projected onto said form.

10. An apparatus for the purpose demeente port a sheet bearing suitable registering de tail above an imposing stoneor table, a car-I riage mounted on the frame, means on the carriage for projecting onto the table an image of a portion of the sheet, and means on the carriage for illuminating the projected section of the sheet.

1l. An apparatus for the purpose described comprising a frame adapted to support a sheet bearing suitable registering detail above an imposing stone or table, av carriage on the frame, a lens system on the carriage adapted to project onto the table an image of a portion of the sheet, said lens system being adjustable on the carriage in a direction transverse to the path ot travel of the carriage, means on the carriage for illuminating the sheet, and means controlled.

by adjustment of the lens system on the carriage for limiting the illuminated area of the sheet.

l2. rlhe combination with a support for an impression form, of a fra-me rising from said support and surrounding a space thereon adapted to receive an impression form, means on the frame for supporting in horizontal position a sheet bearing registering detail for indicating the proper relative position in a form of a movableA member, a projecting lens system arranged to travel in a horizontal plane between the sheet and support, means for excluding light from the space between the lens system and form support except that passingjthrough 'the lens system, and means for illuminating the portion of the sheet in operative relation to the lensl system, for the purpose described.

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13. In an apparatus for the purpose de scribed, the combination with a support for an impression form, of a -lens system mounted to move horizontally above said supportl and to project thereon an image oi' an object positioned adjacent one end thereof, means for excluding light from the top and sides ot the space between the other end of the lens system and said support except that passing through the lens system, and means movable with the lens system for illuminating'the object the image of which is to be 4 projected.

14C. ln an apparatus for the purpose described, the combination of a trame adapted to be positioned on or about an imposing j stone or table, a carriage mounted on horizontal rails at opposite sides of said frame,- means for moving the carriage on said rails, means extending over the lspaces between the carriage and both ends of the frame to prevent the passage of light through said spaces in all positions of the carriage, a projecting means extending vertically through the carriage and adjustable thereon in a direction transverse to the direction of travel of the carriage, means for supporting adjacent the upper end of said projecting means an object the image of which is to be projected onto the table, and llght excluding means inclosing the portion of the frame between the carriage rails and imposing stone or table.

l5. In an apparatus for the purpose described, the combination of a frame adapted to be positioned on or about an imposing stone or table, a carriage mounted on the frame to move horizontally over the table, a support for a sheet bearing suitable registering detail above the carriage, means on the carriage for projecting onto the table an image of more or less of said sheet, means extending from the carriage to the frame for preventing light from passing down.- wardly onto the table except through said projecting means, and light excluding means inclosing the portion of the frame between the table and the plane in which the carriage moves.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

v ARTHUR K. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

LIzzIE S. BARRON, AE. PRELLER. 

